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INDIANA, September 26, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – A federal judge permanently ruled that an Indiana law prohibiting abortions based on the baby’s race, gender, or disabilities is unconstitutional.
She also threw out a portion of the law requiring aborted babies to be buried or cremated.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt wrote that women have the “right to choose” abortion for any reason before the baby is viable, citing Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Planned Parenthood v. Casey was a landmark 1992 Supreme Court decision that upheld Roe v. Wade but allowed states to regulate abortion as long as doing so doesn’t create an “undue burden” for mothers.
This “leaves no room for the State to examine, let alone prohibit, the basis or bases upon which a woman makes her choice,” wrote Pratt. “The right to a pre-viability abortion is categorical.”
“We are deeply disappointed that Planned Parenthood can discriminate against unborn children and target them for abortion,” said Mike Fichter, president and CEO of Indiana Right to Life. “Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and Obama-appointed Judge Pratt do not represent the majority of Hoosiers.”
“It’s a shame that Planned Parenthood cares more about their bottom line than recognizing the worth
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